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Originally Posted by STIguy
my buddy told me if i get a chip for my car and get a vortec superchargers, possibly a new factory clutch i should be able to run a low 11 quartermile maybe a high ten at sea level. is that true?
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Sigh. At least you didn't call Vishnu and ask them those questions...
First, there are no "chips" for Subarus anymore... they are no more useful than carbeurater jets these days. Your engine management choices, without going to a standalone system, are basically EcuTek reflash, Cobb AccessPort, and the Utec. Of these, I would recommend the EcuTek reflash for varying reasons I've listed elsewhere here and on i-club.com.
Second, no superchargers for your car- it has a turbo already. If you want low 11s at sea level, you'd better not plan on driving it around up here, because a turbo that big will have more lag than Matt when he gets back from New Zealand.
Third, the factory clutch is fine for everything but repeated hard drag launches. If you want to do that, we can help you choose a clutch based on your overall needs for the car.
This thread on i-club gives you a good idea of the first basic mods you should do to your STi. It will be faster, get better milage, handle better, and do nothing worse than stock using what's listed in that thread.
Now, the best thing to do before spending a single dollar on performance mods (do whatcha wanna do as far as looks) is decide what the car will need to be able to do. Do you want to autocross? Open track? Drag race? Just a fun daily driver? Tell us what your plans are, and we can give a lots of good solid tech advice that will make sure you don't waste money on inneffective, unnecessary, or detrimental mods. Hopefully, you'll plan on making it out to some autocrosses with us next season (that is the primary purpose of our organization after all) in which case you'll need to decide what class to join, and what mods that you're allowed will develop from there.